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Alexander Macbain

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Scottish philologist (1855–1907)

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Born
1855
Died
1907
Works
37

Top works

  • Ptolemy's geography of Scotland
  • Scoto-Celtic Studies
  • How to learn Gaelic
  • An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language
  • Celtic mythology and religion

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Gender
Male
Origin
North Uist

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Instance of
human
Given name
Alexander
Gender
male
Place of death
Stirling
Occupation
teacher
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1907-04-04
date of birth
1855-07-22
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writing language
English language
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